Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

[Greg]

I've seen the Walking in Staten video. Funniest part was getting Marc Cohen to appear in it.

[King Bob]

I missed the Republican game show. I must have been washing the dishes.

[Drunk Monk]

I've seen the Walking in Staten video. Funniest part was getting Marc Cohen to appear in it.

That was good too. Extra props to Method.

I missed the Republican game show. I must have been washing the dishes.

I never watch it live anymore. I catch it on YouTube the day after so I can cherry pick. 

[Drunk Monk]

[Drunk Monk]

Destin Daniel Cretton Inks Overall Deal With Marvel Studios & Hulu’s Onyx Collective; Set For Disney+ MCU Series & ‘Shang-Chi’ Sequel
By Anthony D'Alessandro, Nellie Andreeva, Justin Kroll
December 6, 2021 10:00am

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[b]EXCLUSIVE: [/b]Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton has entered into an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Disney companies Marvel Studios and Hulu’s Onyx Collective. The filmmaker is already in development with Marvel Studios on a new MCU series for Disney+.
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”Disney
At the same time, Disney has made it official that Cretton is returning to write and direct the previously rumored sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Under the big new overall deal, Cretton will develop TV projects for both Marvel Studios for Disney+ and Onyx Collective across all platforms, including Hulu. Maui-born Cretton will produce through a new production company he is launching with partner Asher Goldstein, named Family Owned. Together they will focus on building a slate of projects in film and TV that highlight the experiences of communities that have traditionally been overlooked by pop culture.
“Destin is a powerhouse storyteller with impeccable taste in material. As we continue to expand our roster, Destin’s unique voice will help usher in an exciting slate of content for our global audience,” said Tara Duncan, President, Freeform & Onyx Collective.
Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,starring Simu Liu, Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina, and Tony Leung, represents the first Marvel Cinematic Universe movie that is led by an Asian actor, and mostly Asian cast. The film, which opened over Labor Day weekend, is the highest grossing domestic release to date this year with $224.5M. The movie’s Labor Day opening box office record of $94.6M repped a rebound for the pandemic box office, and encouraged rival studios to keep their event releases scheduled throughout the remainder of the year in cinemas during the pandemic as moviegoers made a point to return. Worldwide, Shang-Chi has grossed close to $432M.
“Destin is an amazing collaborator who brought a unique perspective and skill to Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings. We had a fantastic time working together on the film and he has so many intriguing ideas for stories to bring to life on Disney+, so we’re thrilled to expand our relationship with him and can’t wait to get started,” said Kevin Feige, President, Marvel Studios and Chief Creative Officer, Marvel.
There are no details about the Marvel series Cretton is working on for Disney+. At the Disney streamer, Cretton also has American Born Chinese, an action-comedy based on the 2006 graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, which recently received a straight-to-series order and comes from Disney Branded Television/20th Television.
“Working on Shang-Chi with Kevin and the Marvel Studios team was one of the highlights of my life, and I couldn’t be more excited about Tara’s vision for Onyx Collective. I can’t wait to explore new stories and build new worlds with this community,” said Cretton.
Cretton’s feature film debut, I Am Not a Hipster, premiered at Sundance in 2012, and was followed by Short Term 12, which won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival in 2013, featuring early performances by Brie Larson, Lakeith Stanfield, Rami Malek, Kaitlyn Dever, and John Gallagher Jr. His third movie, an adaptation of the New York Times best-selling memoir, The Glass Castle, starred Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts and was released in 2016 by Lionsgate. Following this, Cretton directed Just Mercy for Warner Bros, the adaptation of the New York Times best-selling memoir by civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson. The film starred Michael B. Jordan, Larson and Jamie Foxx with the latter receiving a SAG nomination for Best Supporting Male Actor.
Onyx Collective focuses on curating premium content by artists of color and underrepresented voices. Cretton joins the brand’s already-announced roster of prolific creators, including writer and comedian Natasha Rothwell (Insecure, SNL), Prentice Penny (Insecure), and all non-Marvel titles produced by Ryan Coogler’s Proximity (Judas and the Black Messiah, Black Panther).

[Greg]

I'm waiting for all the Lady Bosses to do battle.

When are you writing that article?

[Drunk Monk]

Battle of the Lady Bosses!

Sounds more like some obscure euro flick that cf might watch on Criterion.

[Greg]

I approve this message.

Shortly after Marvel greenlit a sequel to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the film's director Destin Daniel Cretton has now spoken up about his interest in bringing onboard renowned martial artist and actor Jackie Chan.
Speaking to CinemaBlend, Cretton said that having Chan star in one of his films is "a lifelong dream" of his and that he'd love for the actor to take part in the upcoming Shang-Chi sequel. "Yeah, let's put that out there," he exclaimed. Of course, no concrete talks have taken place yet and no particular casting information has been released either, although Simu Liu will return as the titular kung-fu-oriented superhero alongside his sister Xialing, played by Meng'er Zhang. Chan himself hasn't responded to the new comments from Cretton either, so it's not entirely impossible for him to join the franchise.
As for the film itself, not many details have been revealed yet about the sequel given how far apart they tend to be in order to make room for the rest of the MCU timeline, so fans of the original should definitely stay tuned for more updates to come.

[Drunk Monk]

Just rewatched this with Stacy. She hadn’t seen it - not a fan of comic book movies. She liked it though. She liked Akwafina in it but would’ve liked more SF scenes. 

I had t seen it since I saw the screener. It held up fairly well and I caught a few details I’d missed. UNESCO has tasked me to do something on this for the next issue. It’ll be my 5th or 6th piece on it.

Rewatching the fight choreo I was even more impressed with the complexity of it. There are some brilliant sequences, a real testament to Brad Allen

[Greg]

I could have watched RRR last night, but watched this instead. Held up. Still love the "Or. Or" scenes. Noticed that when Tony Leung is reading a book about Tao Lo there is a picture of the headless winged creature that Trevor befriends.

I do need to see the movie about Xialing. She seems like the much more proactive person than Shang-Chi.